Centrifugal separator

Abstract: A centrifugal separator includes a counter and an operation/display unit. When performing centrifugation, a runtime select button and a temperature select button in the operation/display unit may be pressed simultaneously to activate the counter, for example. At the beginning of the centrifugation process, the controller detects the start of the operation and increments the count value in the counter. At the end of the centrifugation process, the runtime display unit displays the count value held by the counter for a prescribed time, while the temperature display unit simultaneously displays the preset number of centrifugation processes. The user can visually confirm the count value and the setting for the number of processes before executing the next operation, thereby preventing the user from losing track of the progress and performing an incorrect operation. The counter can also be set to a non-operating state to prevent the count value in the counter from being incremented.